Ryan Edwards already in hot water…again!
Just two days after her husband was estranged Mackenzie Edwards officially filed for divorce amid a very tumultuous time for the couple, the Teenage Mother star has been arrested. According to a press release from Hamilton County Sheriff’s Department in Tennessee, Ryan was arrested on Wednesday evening for “stalking” and “violating an order of protection.” No future details are available, but it’s a very arresting one because of everything that’s going on!
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As we all know, the 27-year-old reality star filed for divorce on Monday. Per InTouch Weeklyshe was granted a restraining order against the 35-year-old and temporary custody of her children. Jagger and Stella (they are also both parents to a child from a previous relationship).
This isn’t the first time Ryan has been accused of violating a protection order, either! The legal problems with Mackenzie really started in mid-February. According to reports, the young mother contacted the local police after she believed her husband threatened her over the phone. Providing a recording of the call to the police, he claimed he had joined a biker gang known as Black Pistons Motorcycle Club. The organization has a history of allegedly distributing child pornography and dealing cocaine, FYI. Per a court filing obtained by US SunPersonal TV shows:
“Called threatening me, saying I didn’t like what was going to happen to the ‘Black Pistons MC’ I was putting together. They were ‘going to find me.’
horrify!
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Because of what she said in the middle of the conversation and allegations of domestic violence, Mackenzie was granted an order of protection, which also ordered Ryan to move out of the family home. Shortly after, Ryan posted a photo of her on Instagram while calling him out on obscene posts. He went straight to the authorities, who decided MTV personality had violated the order of protection by contacting Mackenzie’s father the day before. A press release stated at the time:
“During today’s conversation [on February 10] with Mackenzie, it was discovered that Ryan had violated the Order of Protection by contacting his father on February 9, 2023 advising Mackenzie that he would be home that same day to collect his belongings. During the search for an Order of Protection violation, HCSO deputies learned that Ryan had an active warrant for Harassment filed by the Chattanooga Police Department. Mackenzie is listed as a victim in the incident. The warrant was taken on February 8, 2023.
For this, he was arrested while on the job in Chattanooga, Tennessee, where police found him in possession of drug paraphernalia and two bags of suspected narcotics. He was charged with harassment (per outstanding warrant), possession of drug paraphernalia, and possession of a controlled substance. Ryan has suffered from addiction in the past, including checking into rehab after his May 2017 wedding with Mackenzie. He has also been arrested several times for drug possession, which led to time behind bars in 2019.
While we don’t know the exact events that led to this latest arrest, the situation is complicated. We are glad to see the police doing their part to protect Mackenzie and her children in the midst of this separation.
If you or someone you know is experiencing domestic violence, help is available. Try calling the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 800-799-7233, or text START to 88788, or to https://www.thehotline.org/. If you or someone you know is experiencing substance abuse, help is available. Consider checking out the resources SAMHSA provides at https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/national-helpline or check out StartYourRecovery.org
[Image via MTV’s Teen Mom/YouTube & Mackenzie Edwards/Instagram]